“Record-Breaking Heat Wave in Spain: Climate Change and Drought Concerns”

2023-04-28 02:35:00

Article Summary

38.8 degrees recorded in the South… 15 degrees higher than expected

Influx of hot air from North Africa, impact of climate change

Concerns about drought and wildfire chain reaction… Accelerating warming in Europe

[세비야=AP/뉴시스] According to the British BBC report on the 27th, a high temperature of 38.8 degrees was recorded in southern Spain. Meteorologists explained that the unprecedented temperature was caused by hot air from North Africa and climate change. The photo shows people cooling off in front of a Spanish fountain. 2023.04.28. *Resale and DB prohibited

[서울=뉴시스]Han Hwi-yeon, intern reporter = Spain is suffering from an extreme heat wave with the highest temperature approaching 40 degrees in April.

According to the BBC on the 27th (local time), the Spanish Meteorological Agency reported that the temperature measured at Cordoba Airport in southern Spain recorded 38.8 degrees Celsius. Over the past few days, Spain has been engulfed in a fierce heatwave with temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above expected.

Spanish Meteorological Agency spokesman Cayetano Torres told the BBC: “It’s unusually hot, this year the temperature is out of control.” Climatologist Maximiliano Herrera said on his Twitter account, “The numbers taken this time are temperatures I have never seen before in April, an unprecedented heat wave.”

The BBC quoted meteorologists as saying that hot weather across North Africa is affecting Europe as well. According to meteorologists, clear weather over Spain’s Iberian Peninsula combined with high pressure increased the amount of sunlight reaching the ground. As a result, the ground became dry, making it difficult for heat to evaporate, leading to heat waves.

Spain’s heatwave, combined with lowered reservoir levels and prolonged drought, is creating a cascade of concerns. The water storage rate in the reservoirs of the Guadalquivir River in Andalusia is only 25%. The Korea Meteorological Administration also warned of the possibility of forest fires. Spain has one of the countries with the most land burned in Europe in 2022.

Experts have pointed out that climate change is having a big impact on the Spanish heat wave. Dr Samantha Burgess of the Copernicus Climate Change Service said, “Last year was the second warmest year in history for Europe and recorded its hottest summer. “Extreme events include unusually high temperatures, such as the heat wave in Spain,” he told the BBC.

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